electron beam vs ray

ray vs electron beam

electron beam and ray both are nouns.

electron beam is not a verb while ray is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
electron beam	Yes	No	No	No
ray	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, electron beam and ray are synonyms defined as:

electron beam and ray: a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation

Other synonyms of electron beam include beam.

electron beam (noun)	ray (noun)
a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation	cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins
	any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish
	the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization
	a column of light (as from a beacon)
	a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
	a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence
	(mathematics) a straight line extending from a point

electron beam (verb)	ray (verb)
	expose to radiation
	extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center
	emit as rays

Difference between electron beam and ray

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